With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,it is still a beautiful world.Be cheerful.Strive to be happy.

American policy seems to be wed to a perpetual state of war. Why? History shows that the world will always be in flux or turmoil, with different peoples competing for visibility and power. The U.S. cannot fix the fate of every nation.

Camille Paglia

There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open.

Nike Corporation

I'm watching the Weather Channel more than I've ever watched it. I'm scared to death it's going to rain.

John Elway

It is brilliant going to the theatre and being forced to sit and listen and think about life. It can be almost a near-religious experience.

Emily Mortimer

God has given us these opportunities for tranquility.

Sir William Temple, family motto

I could almost say it is my religion. I guess that sounds pretentious, but I want to live and breathe cinema.

Giovanni Ribisi

The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

George Eliot

My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me.

Bobby Orr

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

W. Somerset Maugham

If you are poor, shun association with him who measures men with the yardstick of riches.

Kahlil Gibran

In long intervals I have expressed an opinion on public issues whenever they appeared to me so bad and unfortunate that silence would have made me feel guilty of complicity.

Albert Einstein

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change.

Frank Lloyd Wright